Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles downplayed ultrastructural damage and improved photosynthetic apparatus in maize under cobalt stress

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Salam, Abdul

作者： Salam, Abdul;Khan, Ali Raza;Yang, Shuaiqi;Azhar, Wardah;Ulhassan, Zaid;Zeeshan, Muhammad;Wu, Junyu;Gan, Yinbo;Liu, Li;Fan, Xingming;Gan, Yinbo

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关键词： Zea mays L; Co stress; Seed priming; Ultra-structure; ZnO NPs

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS （ 影响因子：14.224； 五年影响因子：12.984 ）

ISSN： 0304-3894

年卷期： 2022 年 423 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： It is widely known that cobalt (Co) stress adversely affects plant growth and biomass accumulation, posing serious threats to crop production and food security. Nanotechnology is an emerging field in crop sciences for its potential in improving crop production and mitigating various stresses. Although there have been several studies reporting the toxic effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on different crops, their role in ameliorating heavy metal toxicity are still poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the beneficial effects of seed priming with ZnO NPs in mitigating the phytotoxicity induced by Co stress. Our results demonstrated that ZnO NPs significantly improved the plant growth, biomass, and photosynthetic machinery in maize under Co stress. The NPs priming reduced ROS and MDA accumulations in maize shoots. More importantly, ZnO NPs alleviated the toxic effects of Co by decreasing its uptake and conferred stability to plant ultra-cellular structures and photosynthetic apparatus. Furthermore, a higher accumulation of nutrient content and antioxidant enzymes were found in NPs-primed seedlings. Collectively, we provide first evidence to demonstrate the alleviation of Co toxicity via ZnO NPs seed priming in maize, thus, illustrating the potential role of ZnO NPs to be applied as a stress mitigation agent for the crops grown in Co contaminated areas to enhance crop growth and yield.

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